social networking
Who’s Afraid of TikTok?
The interim ban by the Indian Supreme Court has led to the removal of the Chinese app from Google Play and Apple stores. But digital activists say the move might be reducing India to a “nanny state”.
Twitter's New Design Looks Awfully Familiar...
The new circular avatars make it look like Instagram, Snapchat and...Google Plus.
How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis.
Everyone Should Probably Read This Cop Privacy Guide
Stay Secure Online is geared towards law enforcement members and their families, but journalists, activists and plenty of other people can probably learn from it.
This List of Fake News Websites Proliferating on Facebook Is Staggering
A media professor assembled a list of known purveyors of fake news for the sake of her students. But it's now public, and has grown to include nearly 150 websites.
Trump Protesters Falsely Accused of Anti-Chinese Racism in Viral Weibo Story
Fake information is not just a problem for American social media.
Facebook Is Utterly Dominating America's Social Media Use
Facebook is still growing while other social sites plateau, a new Pew Research Center study finds.
Facebook Wants You To Embrace 'Social VR' (and Forget About Palmer Luckey)
Mark Zuckerberg shows off a future where our virtual avatars hang out together.
Here’s How to Prevent WhatsApp from Giving Facebook Your Phone Number
WhatsApp claims giving Facebook your phone number will lead to an improved experience, but you can sidestep the move for now.
‘Miitomo’ Might Not Be the Mobile Debut Nintendo Needed
Nintendo's first foray into the mobile market is a social networking app that isn't all that social at all. But is that such a bad thing?
Twitter Is Testing Timelines That Aren't in Chronological Order
Say goodbye to Twitter’s most useful feature.